PARAMOUNT THEATRE.
Though the story and production itself are by no means new to Wellington, by its superb acting and direction, "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," which is in a return season at the Paramount Theatre, is as completely refreshing as ever. As a study of characters it is brilliant. Charles Laughton gives a performance that explains his sensational rise to popularity. Norma Shearer brings her .full sympathy of acting to hear in playing the gentle, charming Elizabeth Barrett who has been kept to her' bed for years; whose only hope was death, but whose life was changed completely by the handsome Browning (Fredric Marsh). It is a simple story, relying solely for its success on the excellence of the cast. There is a wellbalanced supporting programme of newsreels, a coloured cartoon, ' and a short item of trout fishing, assisted by the droll Pete Smith as commentator.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 5
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147PARAMOUNT THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 5
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